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Card B 451-475
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. a fanciful idea or image, esp. an exaggerated poetic comparison; an extravagant construction | conceit |
| n. disaster; sudden misfortune | catastrophe |
| adj. distinctly marked with different colors; diverse | variegated |
| n. to participate in a loud, drunken party | carouse |
| adj. causing dizziness, as from spinning or heights | vertiginous |
| n. high praise | encomium |
| v. to explain in detail | expound |
| n. a specific set of ideas or beliefs, esp. religious or asserted to b e absolutely true | dogma |
| adj. suffering the loss of a loved one | bereaved |
| n. a preference | predilection |
| n. briefness | brevity |
| n. a great commotion or uproar | tumult |
| adj. giving off gas bubbles; showing high spirits or excitement | effervescent |
| adj. no longer in fashion | outmoded |
| adj. having ceased to exist or live | defunct |
| adj. seeking revenge; marked by a desire to hurt | vindictive |
| n. an event causing extreme trouble and misery | calamity |
| adj. always ready to argue; quarrelsome | contentious |
| v. to come up with self-satisfying but incorrect excuses | rationalize |
| v. to emphasize | underscore |
| v. to make faulty or impure; to spoil | vitiate |
| v. to weaken | undermine |
| v. to roll about lazily, in or as if in water, snow or mud; to revel | wallow |
| adj. outwardly appearing as such | ostensible |
| adj. lasting through the years | perennial |